Mine workers worked underground Tuesday in Modderfontein, South Africa, near Johannesburg. Mining company Aflease Gold plans to produce 500,000 ounces of the precious metal per year in five years based on the company’s current assets. (Siphiwe Sibeko/Reuters)

Residents crossed a river after a Khyber Pass bridge was destroyed Tuesday by Islamic militants in Pakistan, subsequently cutting a major supply line for Western troops in Afghanistan. The Pentagon plans to send 30,000 more American forces to Afghanistan this year. (Mohammad Sajjad/Associated Press)

A man arranged eggs for hatching at an incubating farm outside Hanoi Tuesday. Vietnam’s capital city has banned the use of motorcycles and bicycles to transport live poultry as part of efforts to protect the city from a bird-flu outbreak. (Kham/Reuters)

People waited in line Tuesday around 6 a.m. for a free Denny’s Grand-Slam breakfast wrap in Irvine, Calif. The restaurant chain gave away the breakfast wraps until 2 p.m. to reacquaint customers with the restaurant. (Mark Rightmire/The Orange County Register via Associated Press)

A young Crete, Greece, farmer hurled a large piece of wood in the direction of riot police during violent clashes in Piraeus, Greece, Tuesday. Farmers are protesting low produce prices. Police responded with tear gas. (Orestis Panagiotou/European Pressphoto Agency)

Hindu devotees dried their clothes Tuesday in Allahabad, India, after taking a dip at Sangam — the point where the Ganges, Yamuna and Saraswati rivers meet — during the Hindu religious festival of Magh Mela. (Rajesh Kumar Singh/Associated Press)

Iran’s Fars News Agency released a picture Tuesday that claims to show a satellite being launched Monday. The U.S. military said it detected a missile launch, but could not confirm whether a satellite was present. The space program has troubled the international community with concerns that the satellite technology could be used to deliver warheads. (Fars News Agency/Associated Press)

A Thai woman looked out a Bangkok city bus window Tuesday. The bus advertised instant noodles, a popular dish in parts of Asia. (David Longstreath/Associated Press)

Australian officials released a picture Tuesday of a passenger who was caught with live pigeons, two bird eggs and other undeclared items stuffed into his clothing at Australia’s Melbourne International Airport. The man was coming from Dubai. (Australian Customs/Reuters)

Members of South Korea’s navy commando team used rubber dinghies to sail over choppy waters off the coast of Donghae, South Korea, Tuesday. The drill was part of a military exercise. (Won Dai-Yeon/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images)